Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (74-40) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salazar 2 run single. Gordon got the start and went 6 innings allowing 4 runs. The offense tied things up in the 6th on a Bastidas RBI single and a run scoring on an error. Sugar Land took the lead in the 7th inning on a Whitcomb 2 run HR. The pen was solid and Suero, despite allowing a run in the 9th, closed out the 6-5 win.
Note: Whitley has a 1.99 ERA this season.
- Jacob Melton, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, DH: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Grae Kessinger, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Quincy Hamilton, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Dixon Machado, 3B: 1-for-3, 2B
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
- Jacob Amaya, SS: 2-for-4
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Seth Martinez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (38-70) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Dombroski got the start and allowed 4 runs over 3.1 innings of work. The pen allowed a run as the Hooks went down 5-0. The offense struggled collecting just 3 hits as they were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Torres has 49 K in 43.2 innings this season.
- Zach Cole, DH: 1-for-4
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-4
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-4
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (45-62) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board scoring a run in the first inning on a double play. Urias started for Asheville and allowed 2 runs over 4 innings of work. The pen allowed 1 run over the final 4 innings but the offense was unable to score again as the Tourists fell 3-1.
Note: Gomez has 14 SB this season.
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Narbe Cruz, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Ryan Johnson, SS: 2-for-3
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Jaime Melendez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (47-60) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Nunez got the start and allowed 2 runs over 3 innings. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 6th on a Spence solo HR. They fell behind 4-1 but rallied for 3 runs in the 8th on a wild pitch, Spencer RBI triple and RBI groundout from Sullivan. In the 9th, the GreenJackets walked it off on a wild pitch as the Woodpeckers fell 5-4.
Note: Bush has 10 doubles this season.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI
- Joseph Sullivan, LF: 0-for-2, RBI, BB, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 1-for-4, 3B
- Will Bush, DH: 1-for-2, R, 2B, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 1B: 1-for-3, R
- Juan Nunez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Sandy Mejia, RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Janson Junk – 9:05 CT
CC: Miguel Ullola – 7:05 CT
AV: Derek True – 6:00 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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